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What you need to know Friday in Toronto: News, weather and events

A mix of sun and cloud and a high of 26C is expected for Friday. The Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-0 Thursday to win the four game series and it’s the last weekend of the Beaches International Jazz Festival.

Friday will be a beautiful day in Toronto with a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 26C.

Make sure to lather on some sunscreen before going outside because UV levels will be very high, according to Environment Canada.

The good weather will extend into the evening with a light breeze and a low of 16C. There is a 60 per cent chance of showers overnight into Saturday.

TTC and Go Transit were not reporting any major delays and flights in and out of Pearson and Billy Bishop Airport are running on schedule. Air Canada resumed flights to Tel Aviv Thursday evening. That flight had to circle around Ben Gurion Airport Friday morning as the airport was shelled by rocket fire just when it was due to land.

The 505 Dundas streetcar in both directions is diverted via McCaul St. to College St., before turning on Bathurst St. due to construction at Dundas and Spadina Sts.. Until Aug. 31, the 510 Spadina streetcar will be replaced by buses with one lane open in each direction.

Events:

The Beaches International Jazz Festival continues through the rest of week until July 27. Concerts are held at the Woodbine Park and along a two kilometre stretch of Queen St. E. — the Beaches’ main street. Queen Street E. will be closed this weekend from Woodbine Ave. to Beech Ave. from 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. nightly. The north/south streets of Waverley Ave., Wineva Ave., and Lee Ave. will remain open throughout the evening.

The T & T Waterfront Night Market treats visitors to an authentic Asian night market experience with a range of Asian street foods and vendors from across the province. It starts Friday from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. and runs through the rest of the week. It is at Port Lands at 222 Cherry St. It costs $3 to get in.

Taste of Toronto begins Thursday at Fork York from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and runs through the rest of the weekend. The event gives people a chance to engage top chefs and enjoy live food demonstrations.

The Toronto Burlesque Festival returns Thursday and continues throughout the weekend. Emerging and established artists will showcase their talent at various venues across the city. Visit the website for more information.

Toronto’s Festival of Beer begins Friday at 4 p.m. and runs until Sunday. The annual event takes place at Bandshell Park, Exhibition Place, and celebrates Canada’s rich brewing history by featuring more than 300 brands from around the world and many Ontario craft brewers. Tickets cost between $40 and $49.

Five Canadians, including a couple, their two children and a mother of three, were aboard the Air Algerie flight that crashed in Mali, West Africa, Thursday. The flight from Burkina Faso to Algiers was carrying 116 passengers, the majority of whom are French. It’s not clear what caused the crash, but bad weather is believed to be a factor.

Three members of an Irish republican group were detained and denied entry to Canada at Pearson International Airport on Wednesday, according to a newspaper in Northern Ireland. The men, said to be on a six-day speaking tour, were members of the 32 County Sovereignty Movement (32 CSM), a fringe republican organization.

A town in southern Manitoba recently discovered a ban on alcohol sales, which has existed as long as anyone can remember, was never actually put into law. It’s something residents have always just assumed was official.

MPPs living within relatively easy driving distance of Queen’s Park are spending tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars a year to live in Toronto, according to information released Thursday on MPPs travel expenses and accommodation.

Did you know?

Toronto’s average summer water production is enough to fill the Rogers Centre to the top every single day, according to the City of Toronto.

A look back:

On July 25, 1969, parliament amends the Official Languages Act to declare English and French the official languages of Canada. The principals of act were broadened and enshrined in Canada’s constitution in 1982 through the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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